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QMLX freelance lease locomotives - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 10-16-2022
I created my own leasing company by simply modifying a existing companies logo and changing the color to give it a prototypical look but making it my own.
I'm trying to keep the roster powered by 645's. The GP38-3's are built from GP35/38/40/50 donors.
Built as a GP38.
Built as a GP40. Retained the three radiator fans.
Built as a GP40. Center radiator fan removed and hole plated over.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - TMo - 10-16-2022
Cool idea - especially for modeling recent or current railroading! I would love having the ability to modify just about any railroad's locos. Can't wait to see a BNSF as a QMLX!
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - tompm - 10-16-2022
Sweet job! Would never know it is a fictional company.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 10-16-2022
(10-16-2022, 07:08 PM)TMo Wrote: Cool idea - especially for modeling recent or current railroading! I would love having the ability to modify just about any railroad's locos. Can't wait to see a BNSF as a QMLX!
Just one patch out of six units so far. I'll show case the GP40-2's tomorrow.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 10-16-2022
(10-16-2022, 07:53 PM)tompm Wrote: Sweet job! Would never know it is a fictional company.
Thank you! Here is what i based it off of.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 10-17-2022
The GP40-2's on the roster so far are non dynamic. All units get a all weather on the engineers side, snow shields, front and rear ditch lights as well as front and rear plows.
The smallest units are a mix of MP15DC/AC's
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - TMo - 10-17-2022
What was the original railroad of 3009? I really like the way you patched that one.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 10-17-2022
3009 started off as
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - dave1905 - 10-20-2022
Why do you have heavy oil leaking out of the radiators and dynamic brakes?
If you remove the radiator fan then you can also remove the turbo exhaust and replace it with small smokestacks to represent a 3000 hp GP40 that has been downgraded to a 2000 hp GP38 by replacing the turbo with a blower, which uses the two (or four) exhaust stacks.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 10-20-2022
(10-20-2022, 08:17 AM)dave1905 Wrote: Why do you have heavy oil leaking out of the radiators and dynamic brakes?
Just dirt and grime.
(10-20-2022, 08:17 AM)dave1905 Wrote: If you remove the radiator fan then you can also remove the turbo exhaust and replace it with small smokestacks to represent a 3000 hp GP40 that has been downgraded to a 2000 hp GP38 by replacing the turbo with a blower, which uses the two (or four) exhaust stacks.
Correct, that has been done on the 2000 series units above.
RE: QMLX freelance lease locomotives - dave1905 - 10-20-2022
Quote:Correct, that has been done on the 2000 series units above.My mistake, I didn't see that, the second exhaust stack was hidden behind the horns. Nice, adds a new wrinkle on a locomotive fleet.